Look Dynamics, Inc.

Jonathan C Baiardo

David A Bruce

Rikki J Crill

A data processing array comprises a plurality of modules, each with a memory, positioned in an array of rows and columns interconnected by a pooling chain that carries data to and receives data from selected ones or groups of the modules. Each modules can also have light modulator elements for transmitting data as light signals and a light sensor for receiving data in the form of modulated light. Pooling switches in the pooling chain between modules open and close the pooling chain lines for selecting and grouping modules. Analog data lines separate from the pooling chain can also carry data to and from the modules. Pooling control lines connected to the switches turn the switches on and off for the selecting and grouping of modules. Module control lines, also separate from the pooling chain, connected to the modules enable various data input, output, and processing by the memory or other components in the module.

Data processing array

A sensor-display device comprises an array of transmit-receive modules, each of which comprises a light transmitter, a light receiver, and a memory bank. A modulation driver connected to the light transmitter drives the light transmitter to transmit light. The light receiver creates electric charges from light received by the light receiver. A memory interface connects the light receiver to the memory bank for shifting the electric charges as data from the light receiver into the memory bank, and the memory interface shifts the data as electric charges from the memory bank to the modulation driver to drive the light emitter to transmit light based on the electric charges.

Device for optically transmitting and receiving images

A system () for convolving and adding frames of data comprises a first sensor-display device () and a second sensor display device (). Each sensor display device () comprises an array () of transmit-receive modules (). Each transmit-receive module () comprises a light sensor element (), a light transmitter element (), and a memory bank (). A radial modulator device () is positioned where transmission of light fields comprising frames of data are Fourier transformed. Filters implemented by modulator elements of the radial modulator device () convolve the fields of light comprising the frames of data, which are then sensed on a pixel-by-pixel basis by the light sensor elements (), which accumulate charges, thus sum pixel values of sequential convolved frames of data.

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Carbondale, CO, United States of America

Jonathan C Baiardo